Pois é... depois de tanta promessa, inúmeros Posts semi-escritos e uma vontade enorme de começar de novo, tomei a decisão de fazer um curso de uma Blogger que adoro... o e-course Blogging Your Way da Holly Becker.I'm finally back, once and for all!Clean face, new content and so much to tell you, that I've kept on my "luggage" while being absence for so long!
Well, well, after so many missed promises, half written posts e a strong will to start over again, I took the smart decision to take Holly Becker's e-course - Blogging Your Way!

Selo do curso para os estudantes colocarem nas suas páginas {Button for the students to use}

BLOG BOSS is just the most amazing e-course! From the spectacular teachers, to the outstanding content and the way it is approached, on to the most beautiful and inspiring images, not to mention the lovely Podcasts from Holly, the main teacher. Everything from this course just Rocks!
No words can describe the enthusiasm and the thrill you get from this classes. It's absolutely worthwhile!!!
The Blog Boss course not only teaches us, but most of all, motivate us to do better, to move forward, to believe in ourselves! It helps us understand who we are as a blogger and how to boost our Blog. It also gives us the best tips and shows us the Way. A pure injection of adrenalin and inspiration!!!
The classes were given by three teachers. Holly Becker, founder of the BYW online courses and main teacher and two co-teachers. This time around we had the sweet Fiona Humberstone a Branding / Stylist living in London and the energetic Nichole Robertson, a Writer and Photographer based in New York.All three are fascinating and inspiring people!If you've got curious, you can click on their names to be directed to their sites! I'm sure you will love it!

And that is how I redesigned my blog and my FanPage. And from now on, you will also be able to follow me on Instagram and Pinterest. Click on the buttons for all the daily news, sneak peaks of the projects, tips and other great findings!
As for the themes and topics that I will cover here on the Blog , those I'll only be able to introduce to you by the beginning of next year, as on the following weeks and up to December 25th, I will be quite busy with the Christmas projects and other new things I have up my sleeve.
Until then, pop up and don't miis out what's for Xmas around here!
E que tal o novo look? Gostam?
Adorava saber a vossa opinião!
Até breve!

So how about the new look? Do you like it?I would love to know what you think!See you soon,

It is often said that the third time's the charm. I tried to get back to my blog on a regular basis in September, then again in November... but it seems that I just could't stick to it!I was definitely too much time away from my beloved blog. So much, that it even has cobwebs now. So today I decided to come "clean up the house" and to air the space with some fresh news and the promise to return once and for all to my small little project.
So let us first announce the novelties: we are going to have a Guest Blogger here at the Blog! Yay!
Her name is Ana Pimenta Machado. She's a mother of 3 and lives in Porto. As a single mom, and although she isn't currently working, she has her days entirely taken between school, children's activities and a cute little guy with just 10 months old who needs all her love and attention! Still, she accepted my invitation to take part in this project and she is committed to bring us new themes, good ideas, tips and advice from a single mom and also a little about children's fashion.

As for me, I will continue to show you Miss Candee's parties and I will give you ideas and suggestions for your own kids parties or other events you wish to do to entertain you friends, I will also get back with my column "Thank God it's Friday" with tips for a weekend with the family, and of course, I will continue to talk about other things that inspire me, things that I love and that give me joy. After all, this is a place of sharing!

Feel free to comment, to share your own thoughts and ideas, we would love to hear from you. After all, this is meant to be a place for sharing!
Oh! And there's so much we want to tell you...
So see you pretty soon!
Xoxo,
Miss Candee

Novos projectos que vos irei falar || New projects I will tell you about soon

For a true Princess it could only be a very pink and delicate theme, and "Disney Princesses" was the One!And when they want THAT particular theme, there is no way to get around them ... Moms (and dads), please understand that the party is for them and their friends, so we have to respect their wishes, and to please our little ones. After all, we're only kids once in a lifetime!!!The party was at the City Park (Parque da Cidade) - the ideal place for a kid's party, especially at that time of the year (the party was in early June), not only because there's a lot of space for the kids to run around without breaking something but also is a great place for the parents to stick around and relax. And in the end , we just need to pick up the garbage and our house remains intact!!!But let's get to the subject, which is the party of little B...I always dreamed of having a picnic party with a lovely table (yes, I know that taking all that stuff to the park is crazy, but as they say "Who runs for pleasure never stops") and the mother of B. gave me the freedom to do whatever I wanted, which was fantastic!So I took, glasses and jars, a glass cakestand, a frame and a garland, and even a plant to brighten the table and many decorations .Would you like to see it?

Now, tell me, was that cute or not?I confess that I loved it! And I'm so anxious for the Spring to come so I can do some more great parties at the Park!During the next month I'm planning to show you the several parties and Themes that have been doing throughout the year ... So, stick around!See you soon!Xoxo,Miss Candee

It's been a while that I wanted to show you my all times favorite theme. And because I couldn't stand any longer to open my Blog page and see the same Christmas theme every time, I decided it was time to steel some hours from my on-line course and fill my pages with Spring, light, cheerful colors!

It was in August that we Baptized Rita (my daughter) and Sofia (my niece and goddaughter).

I planned the theme way ahead. And for my 2 most beautiful and cute little girls, soft pink came immediately to my mind.

We wanted something simple and elegant. So I decided to mix several patterns around the same color... and this was the result:

Some decisions, like the catering and the cake, were easy to take. I new what I wanted, where to get it, or meaning, who to get it from and most of all I new they would do a good job. I am speaking about Luisa Ginoullhiac, that served the dinner and Sofia Dias from Cakesaway, that made the Baptism Cake.

The cake was beautiful and gained even more prominence on top of that light pink milk glass cakestand! I wish it was mine, but it actually belongs to my friend Susana Oliveira, from Citrus and Orange, who kindly borrow it to me. Moreover, did you know that you can now buy or even rent one of these wonderful beauties in the most fantastic colors?! Yeah! Now Susana sells and rents these and other gorgeous pieces for parties and decoration. Take a look at her Fanpage (here). Who does not know her, will surely become a fan!

The pom-poms we did it just a couple of days before, because they are very fragile, they easily crumple. So we hang them all to a wire that we set from one end to the other of the living room. Then we just had to hang them in a prominent place in the garden. I think they looked gorgeous! Don't you think so?

To offer guests we opted for a chocolate bar for the adults and a bag of cotton candy for the kids.We placed everything in a table at the entrance of the garden. In my opinion, it was GORGEOUS, but I confess I was a little worried that the heat was "ruining" my sweets!

But these were not the only treats for guests. We also had white chocolates in the shape of heart, to serve with coffee, some homemade and very lightweight meringues to serve after dinner and boxes of popcorn for the kids on the dessert table!I must say that the meringues were delicious and were completely gobbled. And the best part is that it gave me great pleasure to bake them!

The sweets from Luisa Ginoulhiac were heavenly! I especially liked the trio of mousses - strawberry, lemon and coconut. Had never tasted coconut mousse before and really liked it! It is a very unique flavor and really fresh to match with the summer. But I think the ex-libris was the pecan pie with soft eggs. This disappeared in a flash!!

One of these days I will tell you a little bit about Luisa's new project! You're gonna love it!

Para as mousses, decorei as mini colheres com mini lacinhos, também num trio de cores em degradé. For the mousses I decorated the spoons with mini bows also in a trio of colors.

A noite acabou com pais e padrinhos em conversa no jardim até altas horas. Por fim, caiu a chuva e lá nos fomos deitar. Agosto tem destas coisas!!!The night ended with parents and godparents in long talks until late hours, outside in the garden. Eventually, the rain fell and so we went to bed. August has these things!!!See you pretty soon!Xoxo,Miss Candee

I am talkingabout December, of course!Of that monthof holidays (only this year they came on a Saturday),dinners and parties,endlessshopping,rushingto storesanda realtwirl in our lives.One of the bestmonths of the year,butone of the mosttrickyto ouragenda.

It's amazing howtime goesfast!Just a while ago it was Summer..andnowwe arepracticallyat Christmas!!And speaking ofChristmas,myoldest sonspends his days lately, askingme how many days there are until Christmas Eve and if that takes too long.All thisbecause he alreadyhas in hislittle headthe 1001giftshe wants to get,not onlyfrom Santabut from therest of the family too.So we decided to put together this Letter for Santa. He and the little sister already wrote each own and let me tell you... they are so happy and excited with their letter! It is worth a thousand words!!!

And because this is a Season for sharing, we would like to share this letter with you and your kids.So if you'd like to receive a PDF file format, please leave a comment here at the blog, or you can LIKE my page onFacebook (Miss Candee) and leave a comment on that same Post. I'll be sending every contact a PDF File for you to download.Hope your kids love it as much as mine did!Happy Season's Greetings!!!Xoxo,Miss Candee

Schoolhas begunand the first couple of weeks werea complete rushamongschool meetings,organizeand buyall the stuff,clothes andaccessories necessaryfor this season and seekforthe activities for Miguel to take. Yes, becauseRitais still a baby... her timewill come!

SoImade​​a bunch of lists(have I told you that I am a"ToDoer"?) and decided toorganizemyselfto ease upmy morningswithoutALWAYSforgetting something.

So let's see, what are some of the tasks and their solutions:

Lunch / clothes / gym day - prepare everything the day before.

There
is nothing more convenient than preparing backpacks, clothes and even
lunchboxes (what doesn't need to be refrigerated) the night before. It speeds up all procedures in the morning and reduces stress.My tip: I place yogurts in the lunchboxes with a cooler tin (which is smaller
than the ones for bottles of wine and have just the right size to fit in the small lunchboxes of our
children). And yes, I've tried to use those eye masks, but came to the conclusion that they heat very quickly, so I don't advise those!

Weekly Grocery shopping

To ease the organization of purchases and shopping lists, I adopted two systems that are MEGA effective to me.Nº 1 - I
have always, in the trunk of my car, a shopping bag and a frozen bag and I carry with me a bag folding wallet, which I love, from
ENVIROSAX.

Nº2 - At the entrance of our kitchen we installed a magnetic board with a time schedule for my son's school and activities and also attached to the wall a
cute vase from Ikea that I equipped with a felt pen, a note pad and some pens and we also use it to keep vitamins, urgent mail, etc

Weekly Dinner Menu

Organizing thedinner menu at the beginningof the weekfor the entire week(Monday to Friday)not only helps by reducing the number of visits to the supermarketbut it also decreases ourstressand discouragement.Who never wished not needing to cook everyday and istired ofalwaysdoingthe same dishes?Let me tell youa secret:I love watching"30 minutes withJamieOliver"has I get a lot ofinspiration from his deliciousand temptingrecipes.What about you?

These aremy tips,but otherswould be appreciated.So Why don't you share with me/us your little secrets that you use tofacilitateyour day-to-day life.Who knows you maybe helpingsomeoneimprove theirquality of life!